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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 498 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 498
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur from other places

Harpur lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harpur
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 12 km
Nearest town Mirganj 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Harpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 945. That makes it the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Harpur village has 498 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Harpur covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Phulwaria, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 12 km away. Hathua is about 12 km away. Mirganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharauni (under 2 km), Siriswa Dube (1.9 km) and Rani Sariswa (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harpur today is likely to be higher.

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